Example sentences of "he come to a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And then you will tell him to come to a place that I will tell you of and at a time that I will tell you .
2 Donald would issue a death certificate for any cause you suggested to him ; this case , Henry felt , might be so staggeringly self-explanatory as to allow him to come to a diagnosis off his own bat .
3 Finally , he came to a stop in front of the fireplace and turning to face her said , almost accusingly , ‘ You know her , Wilson .
4 At least he came to a stop before them .
5 He came to a stop to feel for the kerb .
6 He came to a stop when he was standing over her .
7 And he saddled a horse and set off , over forty-nine kingdoms and beyond the Operentsia Sea , until he came to a hut where lived an old woman .
8 Much of what he attempted was undoubtedly justified , since he came to a diocese in a state of confusion after the upheavals of the previous twenty years , with many of its churches staffed by ignorant time-servers .
9 He came to a decision to which on the evidence before him he was entitled to come , and it was not a decision with which the court could properly interfere .
10 He heard Hugo 's voice , saying lines of poetry to him that remained with him still : he came to a decision , and wrote to him .
11 Sean Walsh 's mind did a slow careful calculation , then he came to a decision .
12 Then suddenly , he came to a decision , and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it
13 He came to a decision .
14 He came to a decision ,
15 Without trust , ’ and he came to a standstill and tipped his chin into the air , the thought still forming .
16 ‘ Of course , I nearly forgot — ’ his lips twisted when he came to a standstill ‘ — you 're newly betrothed … ’
17 Around the next corner he came to a hairpin bend where the road turned abruptly inland and up hill to Albert Terrace .
18 He came to A Division and got himself into a lot of trouble through damn stupidity .
19 The man on the horse saw and wondered , just as he had when he came to a bend in the road outside the city and saw the panorama of classical buildings and shining Avon .
20 He came to a halt on a little knoll and flung out his arms in a dramatic gesture .
21 He came to a halt in the middle of the road .
22 He came to a halt and stood staring with nostalgia at the windows of the hospital .
23 He came to a halt before Gallagher , trying to control his temper .
24 His motion dashed the tears from his eyes , and as he came to a halt he saw the visitor plainly .
25 He came to a halt , his profile haughty before the leaded window .
26 Sighing , he came to a halt and leaned back against the hedge they were passing .
27 ‘ Almost , ’ his voice reasoned as he came to a halt , shaking her slightly as he turned her to face him .
28 After two miles he came to a garage on the left , a small affair with old-style hand-operated pumps and a little office .
29 Then he came to a place where he could not push between two heavy warren bucks .
30 When he came to a stream or a fallen tree trunk , he would launch himself like a ballet dancer , but in slow motion , and land as softly as if his feet were scatter cushions .
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